Competitiveness
This section feature research, opinion and progress reports on how the Czech Republic compares to other EU countries economically. It includes analysis of international rankings such as the WEF and World Bank.
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UNIDO: World Manufacturing Production, Q3 statistics: Czech Republic: The pace of growth slows
According to the latest UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) report, the pace of manufacturing output growth in the Czech Republic has slowed down in Q3 2016.
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OECD 2016 Revenue Statistics: Czech Republic down one place in tax-to-GDP ratio ranking
The Czech Republic ranked 19th out of 35 OECD countries in terms of the tax-to-GDP ratio in 2015, compared with 18th place in 2014. The VAT Revenue Ratio for the Czech Republic was 0.58 in 2014, above the OECD average of 0.56, recently published OECD tax publications show.
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HR experts on workforce shortage in the Czech Republic - opinions, data, possible solutions
The total number of available jobs by the end of 2015 was around 108,000, which, compared to the situation in January 2015, represents an increase by nearly 75%, says Ladislav Kučera, Managing Director of Hays Czech Republic, adding that even despite the significant rise in the number of available jobs and hard to fill jobs, companies have not yet resorted to significant wage increases.
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